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Location of Vaasa in Finland
Location
Vaasa Town Hall
Not to be confused with Vasa (ship).

Vaasa (Swedish: Vasa) is a city in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The city has a population of 60 622 (31.8.2012) and the area 191,68 km². Vaasa is different compared to the nearest municipalities because so many people there speak Finnish. From Helsinki, it is 419 km to Vaasa.

Neighbouring municipalities are Isokyrö, Laihia, Malax, Korsholm and Vöyri.

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  • Watertower

    Watertower

  • Vaasa Wasaborg

    Vaasa Wasaborg

  • Town Hall

    Town Hall

Images for kids

  • Gamla Vasa 1840-tal

    Old Vaasa in the 1840s by Johan Knutsson

  • Korsholms kyrka

    The Court of Appeal, nowadays the Church of Korsholm, survived the fire of 1852

  • Korsholms slott

    Korsholm castle as a detail on a map made after 1752. The picture might depict a drawing from the 17th century, but is unreliable as a source. The detailed portal might have some equivalence with reality.

  • Vaasa Rewell Center

    Rewell Center

  • Vaasa Trinity Church

    Trinity Church (Protestant)

  • Vaasa Wasaborg

    Wasaborg

  • Vaasa night panorama

    Panorama of the Town Square at night

  • Vaasa Town Hall

    Town Hall

  • Vasa universitet, huvudentrén, sommaren 2003.

    University of Vaasa

  • Barracks building in Vaasa

    Barracks from the Russian age

  • Court of appeal in Vaasa

    Court of Appeal, Finland's oldest

  • The Market Hall in Vaasa

    The Market Hall by night

  • Vaasan vesitorni

    Watertower located in the centre a block from the Town Square

  • Orthodox Church of Vaasa

    St. Nicholas Church (Eastern Orthodox)

  • Ruins of St. Maria Church in Vaasa

    The ruins of the old St. Maria Church, which burned to the ground in 1852

  • Korsholms kyrka

    The Church of Korsholm (Protestant), in Vanha Vaasa

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Vaasa para niños

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